Unit ORE DEPOSITS AND SUSTAINABLE MINING

Course
Geosciences for risk and environment management
Study-unit Code
A002130
Location
PERUGIA
Curriculum
Geosciences for environmental sustainability
Teacher
Sabrina Nazzareni
Teachers
  • Sabrina Nazzareni
Hours
  • 42 ore - Sabrina Nazzareni
CFU
6
Course Regulation
Coorte 2022
Offered
2022/23
Learning activities
Caratterizzante
Area
Discipline mineralogiche, petrografiche e geochimiche
Academic discipline
GEO/06
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
English
Contents
Ore geology and related ore-forming processes. systematic of ore¿minerals. Models of sustainable mining
Reference texts
Introduction to Ore-forming processes L. Robb Blackwell 2005¿Mineral Resources From Exploration to Sustainability Assessment Manuel Bustillo Revuelta Springer 2018
Educational objectives
Basic knowledge of ore geology. Understanding of the processes, as well¿as the nature and origin, of ore mineral occurence and how they fit into¿the Earth system. Basic knowledge in the interpretation of mining¿prospection and sustainable mining
Prerequisites
In order to be able to understand the subject of the course students are required to have basic knowledge of geology, geochemistry, mineralogy, petrology and volcanology
Teaching methods
face-to-face Practical training
Learning verification modality
The exam consists of a written essay and oral test. The student must produce a written essay on a selected topic of the course that will be discussed during the oral exam that will be about 30 minutes in which the level of knowledge reached will be tested.¿The oral exam will also test the student communication skills and his autonomy in the organization and exposure of the topics of the course
Extended program
Introduction and Ore deposits definitions. Systematics of ore minerals: native elements, oxide and hydro-oxide, sulfide. Ore genesis and classification of ore deposits: magmatic, magmatic-hydrothermal, hydrothermal, metamorphic and sedimentary-supergenic deposits. Plate tectonics and the global distribution of ore deposits. Models and problems of sustainable mining.
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